1 Peso (Expedition Kon-Tiki) – Cuba
Non-circulating coins
Commemoration: 40th Anniversary of the Expedition Kon-Tiki
Series: Kon-Tiki Expedition
Cuba
Context
Year: 1987
Issuer: Cuba 
Period:
(since 1959)
Currency:
(since 1914)
Demonetization: 1987
Total mintage: 3,000
Material
Diameter: 29.9 mm
Weight: 11.3 g
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Shape: Round
Composition: Copper-nickel
Technique: Milled
Alignment: Coin alignment
flip
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard154
Numista: #72328
Value
Exchange value: 1 CUP
Obverse
Description:
Cuban coat of arms with country name above, face value below, flanked by two five-pointed stars.
Inscription:
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
★ 1 PESO ★
★ 1 PESO ★
Translation:
REPUBLIC OF CUBA
★ 1 PESO ★
★ 1 PESO ★
Script: Latin
Language: Spanish
Engraver: Charles Edward Barber
Reverse
Description:
"Kon-Tiki" raft image with curved legend above, dates below. Key and star mintmarks between legend and image.
Inscription:
EXPEDICION "KON - TIKI"
1947 • 1987
1947 • 1987
Translation:
"KON-TIKI" EXPEDITION
1947 • 1987
1947 • 1987
Script: Latin
Engraver: Belisario Álvarez Collado
Designer: Jorge Fornés Ramos
Edge
Plain
Categories
| Symbols> Coat of Arms |
| Science |
| Transportation> Watercraft |
Mints
| Name | Mark |
|---|---|
| Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones | — |
Mintings
| Year | Mint Mark | Mintage | Quality | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | — | 3,000 | BU |
💎 Extremely Rare